‘I was fighting for my life’: Indian pilot recalls Flydubai cockpit attack
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The Indian airline captain hailed as a hero after helping thwart an apparent attempt to crash a FlyDubai flight said Friday that he was "fighting for his life" moments after his co-pilot stabbed him and the plane began a steep descent. Capt. Smit Machchhar, recovering in an Abu Dhabi hospital, told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a video call that he knew he had to get back on his feet to save the passengers aboard the aircraft. Photo credit: Narendra Modi YouTube Channel Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home
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